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House adopts child-passenger protection bill, sets age threshold at 8

Utah House of Representatives · February 13, 1990
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Summary

Substitute House Bill 139, a child passenger protection bill, passed the House 48-22 after debate and multiple amendment attempts about the covered age; the House settled on 8 years as the threshold for mandatory restraint in the passenger compartment.

Substitute House Bill 139, a child passenger protection measure, passed the Utah House on Feb. 13, 1990 with a final recorded vote of 48-22.

Supporters urged passage citing public-safety evidence from emergency rooms and…

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